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Psalms 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Fear of God;   God Continued...;   Heaven;   Thompson Chain Reference - Divine;   Forgiveness;   God's;   Mercifulness-Unmercifulness;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   Greatness;   Heaven/the Heavens;   Mercy;   Transgression;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fear, Godly;   Heaven;   Mercy of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fear;   Israel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kindness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joy;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Astronomy;   Justification;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Compassion;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his faithful lovetoward those who fear him.
Hebrew Names Version
For as the heavens are high above the eretz, So great is his lovingkindness toward those who fear him.
King James Version
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
English Standard Version
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
New Century Version
As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who respect him.
New English Translation
For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
New American Standard Bible
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
World English Bible
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward those who fear him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.
Legacy Standard Bible
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
Berean Standard Bible
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Contemporary English Version
How great is God's love for all who worship him? Greater than the distance between heaven and earth!
Complete Jewish Bible
because his mercy toward those who fear him is as far above earth as heaven.
Darby Translation
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
Easy-to-Read Version
His love for his followers is as high above us as heaven is above the earth.
George Lamsa Translation
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that revere him.
Good News Translation
As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.
Lexham English Bible
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
Literal Translation
For as the heavens are above the earth, so is His mercy mighty over those who fear Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For loke how hye the heaue is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.
American Standard Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
Bible in Basic English
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
King James Version (1611)
For as the heauen is high aboue the earth: so great is his mercy toward them that feare him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth: his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has so increased his mercy toward them that fear him.
English Revised Version
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For bi the hiynesse of heuene fro erthe; he made strong his merci on men dredynge hym.
Update Bible Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his loving-kindness toward those that fear him.
Webster's Bible Translation
For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy towards them that fear him.
New King James Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
New Living Translation
For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
New Life Bible
For His loving-kindness for those who fear Him is as great as the heavens are high above the earth.
New Revised Standard
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(102-11) For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
Revised Standard Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
Young's Literal Translation
For, as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

Contextual Overview

6The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all the oppressed. 7He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. 8The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness. 9He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. 10He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness. 11For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13Just as a father loves his children, So the LORD loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. 14For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust. 15As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as the: etc. Heb. according to the height of heaven, Psalms 36:5, Psalms 57:10, Psalms 89:2, Job 22:12, Proverbs 25:3, Isaiah 55:9, Ephesians 2:4-7, Ephesians 3:18, Ephesians 3:19

his mercy: Psalms 103:17, Luke 1:50

Reciprocal: Exodus 1:20 - God 2 Kings 4:1 - thy servant did fear Job 11:8 - It is as high as heaven Psalms 103:13 - them Psalms 108:4 - thy mercy Psalms 119:38 - who is devoted Lamentations 3:32 - General Matthew 7:11 - how Revelation 11:18 - and them

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For as the heaven is high above the earth,.... Which is the greatest distance known, or can be conceived of; the space between the heaven and the earth is seemingly almost infinite; and nothing can more illustrate the mercy of God, which reaches to the heavens, and is in heaven; though this is but a faint representation of the largeness and abundance of it, and which indeed is boundless and infinite:

so great is his mercy towards them that fear him, or, his mercy hath prevailed over them that fear him a; as the waters of the flood prevailed upon the earth, and reached and overflowed the highest hills, Genesis 7:18, so abundant and superabundant is the grace of God over them that "fear" him. Which character is given, not as being the cause of their obtaining mercy, but as descriptive of the persons that partake of it; on whom it has such an effect, as to cause them to fear the Lord, and his goodness; and is mentioned to prevent obstinate and presumptuous sinners expecting it, or trusting to it.

a גבר-על "praevalet super", Musculus; so Cocceius, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For as the heaven is high above the earth - See the notes at Psalms 57:10. Compare the notes at Isaiah 55:9. The literal translation of the phrase here would be, “For like the height of the heavens above the earth.” The heavens - the starry heavens - are the highest objects of which we have any knowledge; and hence, the comparison is used to denote the great mercy of God - meaning that it is as great as can be conceived; that there is nothing beyond it; that we cannot imagine that it could be greater - as we can imagine nothing higher than the heavens.

So great is his mercy toward them that fear him - To those who reverence and serve him. That is, His mercy is thus great in forgiving their offences; in imparting grace; in giving them support and consolation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 103:11. For as the heaven is high above the earth — Great and provoking as our crimes may have been, yet his mercies have, in their magnitude and number, surpassed these, as far as the heavens are elevated beyond the earth.


 
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